Obama Defends Government Response To Oil Spill
US President, Barack Obama, defends the American Government’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after a public opinion poll revealed 60 percent of America disapproved. Criticisms are directed partly at the lack of government oversight as BP has progressively wasted precious time in stopping the flow of oil, currently estimated to be flowing into the ocean at a rate of 12,000-19,000 barrels per day. If the estimates hold true, this is easily the worst oil spill in American History, and will likely lead to greater regulation over oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The “Top Kill” method of pumping mud into the pipes the oil is spewing out of began yesterday, and BP executives have optimistically stated their belief that it’s working as intended, though the true effects are unlikely to be known until Friday.
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The American public, noble as it is — isn’t always right. Sometimes the majority is wrong, believe it or not. Remember how everybody used to support the Iraq War? Being more aggressive with the Russians? Opposing civil rights? Honestly, the “public disapproving of the President’s actions” is more-oft-than-not a meaningless thing.
Anyways, the little part in this news snippet that claimed the spill “will likely lead to greater regulation over oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico” is probably true, though I think the regulation they’re going to impose is really just going to hurt our quest for energy independence. I’d like to point out that there’s a lot of oil near shorelines (meaning shallower water, meaning wells that are easier to fix if they explode) but governments, both states and the federal, typically ban offshore drilling until it’s a certain, far-off distance from the coast. We need to re-evaluate what we’re really doing here. Isn’t it safer for the ecosystem if you can actually fix the problem immediately, instead of taking over three months and practically killing everything in the gulf?
Regardless of if the American public is right; they still maintain a large amount of political influence that deserves acknowledgement. I am in no way defending the majority’s opinion, but if our democracy is working as intended an environmental disaster of this magnitude will affect the upcoming November elections; which in turn affects the government’s reaction. I appreciate the opinion and hope to see more comments in the future.